Which songs do you always skip?

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  • MissJam81
    MissJam81 Posts: 1,878
    Hey foxymophandlemama that's me- very disturbing, in my opinion, of course, kind of the point of it, but still....
    Corduroy- it doesnt wow me, for some reason...maybe if i find out the reason behind the lyrics, I might change my mind... anyone knows?
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  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    Binaural
    Uke Songs
  • zarocat
    zarocat Posts: 1,901
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  • DM43807
    DM43807 Posts: 83
    Song I skip live & album

    Something As It Seems
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    I don't like the mop one so I skip it.
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  • calvo17
    calvo17 Posts: 440
    Ten: sometimes Deep :oops: (they played it here in Costa Rica and I sang along and everything, but still)
    Vs: None
    Vitalogy: Pry To, Bugs (although I like the Spectrum 09 version), Aye Davanita, Stupid Mop (that shit scares me)
    No Code: I’m Open and often Around the Bend (that means No Code ends with Mankind for me)
    Yield: Red Dot,
    Binaural: Evacuation (hate it)
    Riot Act: Help Help, Arc, I used to skip Bushleaguer but now I like it after watching PJ20
    Pearl Jam: Gone, Parachutes, Wasted Reprise
    Backspacer: Johnny Guitar (It’s the one I hate with all my heart :D ) The End, Force of Nature
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  • Liesl
    Liesl Posts: 64
    wow I have to admit it. I hate backspacer. have listened to it maybe 3 times, just cant get my head around it. And there are some gems, I really do like unthought known, can really relate to a path cut by the moon, love that shit. the end is ok. I just find the album as a whole shallow, and that is so not p.j. I love them, I have them in my skin (litterally,tattooed) Ummm cant even think of anymore....lack of time spent listening??..or abundance of whisky spent drinking?? maybe both. who cares. still love them.
  • Paulie-Ledbetter
    Paulie-Ledbetter Posts: 38
    i was just listening to the 02' seattle boot and i skipped 'nothing as it seems' i love that song with a vengeance! but i guess it just wasnt up for it :lol: either that or 'you are' was next and haven't heard that song in yonks

    ....but besides the occasional 'not in the mood' skips i love all of them, even the end of vitalogy i rekon theres a really interesting 'errie'ness to them.... i seen alot of 'stupid mops' on this thread..... i can understand where you coming from :lol:
  • morgannspicer
    morgannspicer Posts: 266
    brianlux wrote:
    There is not a single song I always skip because some of my favorites are songs I didn't care for at first and I want to give them all a chance to grow on me. Some of my long-term favorite songs are ones I didn't like at first and some of the songs I did like right out of the gate are lower on my list. For example, I didn't care for "Save You" for a long time and now it's very high on my list of favorites.

    I was like that with "Insignificance," "Last Exit" and "All Those Yesterdays" for a long time and now they're three of my favorites I can't get enough of, ever.
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    Even flow, Jeremy and the newer live versions of immortality.

    The first 2 because I've heard them 1/2 a million times. Immortality because they won't end the damn song. The jam is way too long.
  • capricornn
    capricornn Posts: 4
    pennylane106 wrote:
    davidronn wrote:
    Wow. I just found this thread and it made me sad in my soul. I saw a lot of Stupid Mop on there which doesn't surprise me but some of the others I find staggering. There are songs listed on these 11 pages that I figured were the reason people WERE Pearl Jam fans.

    90% of the people I know who "don't like" Pearl Jam don't like them because they hear songs like Alive, Jeremy, Even Flow, etc. on the radio and assume that those are the only sort of songs that Pearl Jam has. To those people, I play songs like In Hiding, Sleight of Hand, Off He Goes, Nothing As It Seems and say these are the songs that make Pearl Jam - the stuff you never hear on the radio. The stuff the true fans listen to. Don't get me wrong, I still love Alive, et al: Ten is my all-time favourite album and I wouldn't be a fan of this group if it weren't for Jeremy but there are certainly better songs than these that I listen to on a more regular basis. To say I skip anything (with the possible exception of Stupid Mop - and there are even days that I'll give that a go) is almost like slapping Eddie in the face. I just can't do it.

    agreed, man.

    I totally agree. also, I believe albums are meant to be listened to as a whole piece of art and it's sort of irreverent to skip songs. Maybe that's not realistic, but it's how I feel.

    I don't know how to completely explain it, but PJ albums are hard for me to listen to the first time I hear them. I don't really start enjoying them until I've listened to the album 5-10 times and if I skipped songs in the beginning, I would never know if I liked that song or not. Some songs aren't my favorites at first but I grow to appreciate them after a few years due to my perspective, experiences and mood. That would never happen if I skipped songs. PJ songs don't have that "hook" that commercially successful songs have - their music and lyrics are more complex and appeal to more discerning ears, such as ours. MY POINT IS, REVISIT THOSE SONGS YOU'VE BEEN SKIPPING!

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  • rtwilli4
    rtwilli4 Posts: 261
    Why would you skip a song? That's like looking at the Mona Lisa if she had no eyeballs...
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,509
    To those who ask "why would you skip a song?" or are making judgments on the people who've listed tracks they skip - get over yourselves! Maybe YOU like 100% of every piece of material that PJ has ever produced, but not everyone is like you. It doesn't make anyone an untrue fan if there's a few songs they don't like.

    Examples:
    evsgjamm wrote:
    gypsy wrote:
    i'd rather eat glass than listen to evacuation

    my thoughts exactly. I laughed pretty loud and blew a booger outta my nose when I read your post. Nearly hit the monitor actually :lol:
    These two posters do not like "Evacuation." It happens to be one of my favorites. One man's trash is another man's treasure. As previously mentioned, I don't like "The End." I think it's complete shit. But I know many, many people in here give it tons of praise.

    We're all entitled to our own tastes and there's no need to pass judgment on what anyone else likes or doesn't like.
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  • LuJz
    LuJz Posts: 3
    Brain of J., and Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me.

    Betterman is for me a reference to a time in my life. I don't think it necessarily means she settles. She can still find in herself the strength and boldness she has but she has being leaving aside as time passes. For me it is a recognition.
  • jkw0219
    jkw0219 Posts: 6
    Betterman, Jeremy....heard a million times
    Black Circle
    Crazy Mary live...love the studio, the live is too dang long with the extended organ solos etc.
  • PearlJammer92
    PearlJammer92 Posts: 104
    Hey foxy
    Bugs
    Last Kiss
    Help,Help
    Evenflow
    Betterman
    "The waiting drove me mad, you're finally here and i'm a mess."
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    im watching.....the one post even flow....me and GOD watching... 8-)
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  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    how does one skip hey foxy when it's the last track on the album?
  • Nevermind90
    Nevermind90 Posts: 722
    even flow not every time but it happens.. same goes for jeremy.. dunno why rly.
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  • DevonPearl
    DevonPearl Posts: 284
    I don't listen to any album/studio song anymore.
    Just because every live version is better for me.
    I'm skipping mostly "Alive" and "Evenflow". In my opinion they lost their power compared to the old time till '94 and heared them way to many times. Almost every concert.
    Also skipping most of "Backspacer" songs just like "Speed of sound" "The end" "Johnny Guitar" "Supersonic" "Just Breath".
    They never kicked in for me. :|
    Love "Force of nature" but they play it rarely.

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